Tom Coburn, the former Republican senator from Oklahoma known for his often contrarian views, said Judge Merrick B. Garland should get a vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee, going against his old colleagues who have staunchly opposed even...

T. W. Shannon, a member of the Chickasaw Nation who has emerged as a formidable candidate in the Oklahoma Senate race, is a symbol to some Republicans but a target for others because of his tribal roots.